According to the latest update of the Spotify platform, the song "Number One Girl" by Rose of Blackpink, released on November 22, debuted at number 31 on the global Spotify chart, with 3,075,155 streams.
This achievement surprised many audiences, because Rose is currently the hottest face in Kpop thanks to the effect of the hit song "APT." in collaboration with American artist Bruno Mars.
Previously, “APT.” debuted with 6.8 million streams on Spotify globally, setting a record for the biggest debut by a female K-pop solo artist. “Number One Girl”’s first-day streams were more than halved compared to “APT.”
In fact, the debut stream of “Number One Girl” is lower than the recent solo songs of the other 3 members of Blackpink.
Jisoo's "Flower" reached 4.67 million streams. Jennie's "Mantra" reached 5.25 million streams. Lisa's songs "Rockstar", "New Woman", and "Moonlit Floor" reached 5.89 million streams, 6 million streams, and 4.48 million streams, respectively.
Meanwhile, Rose’s monthly Spotify listeners hold the K-pop record with 56 million listeners, so the 3 million first-day streams for “Number One Girl” are disappointing.
On social networks, some opinions say that Rose no longer retains her appeal without collaborating with Bruno Mars.
However, there are also opposing opinions that 3 million streams is not a low achievement compared to the general Kpop level, especially for a sad ballad - not Kpop's strong genre.
In addition, this is a song that Rose announced to release unexpectedly, without any introduction or promotion in advance. “Number One Girl” is also not the title track of Rose’s upcoming album “rosie”, so fans did not pay too much attention to it.
“Number One Girl” only has 19 hours to count streams on November 22. Fans hope that the number of streams will increase on the second day.
The album “rosie” was officially released on December 6, 2024.
